Instituto de Física y Astronomía

The Instituto de Física y Astronomía opened its PhD Program in Astrophysics in 2013.

Program Resume: Timetable:  Complete and diurnal. Duration: 8 semesters/240 SCT credits. Place: Faculty de Ciencias, Gran Bretaña 1111, Playa Ancha, Valparaíso. Vacancies: 5

PhD Study Program: download .pdf file 

APPLICATION PROCESS 2018

Steps for applying to the Phd. Program in Astrophysics:

Send the following documentation to  Sergio Balbontín, in charge of applications to the Program (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) with copy for Dr. Eduardo Ibar (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) Director of the Postgraduate Program in Astrophysics

1.- Cover and Motivation Letter, addressed to  Dr. Eduardo Ibar.
2.- Currículum Vitae
3.- Photocopied Title(s) Certificate(s)
4.- Two (2) letters of recommendation, addressed to Dr. Eduardo Ibar.
5.- A certified list of grades
6.- Photocopy of RUT or ID (identification) card.
7.- Any other document deemed of interest which may back up a better application.
8.- Please fill out the following form with all your information

Background for the PhD. Program in Astrophysics

Chile has a worldwide excellency in Telescope infrastructure and astronomical instrumentation. In all present and future installations astronomers who work in Chilean Institutions will have a 10% guaranteed observing time. This means that Chile can become a leading country in scientific investigation in astronomy. This allows our country to have unique development opportunities in this area, having a positive impact in the workfield increasing the demand for specialized personnel. The Phd. program in astrophysics aims to contribute to the formation of new scientists, capable of producing and transferring knowledge in this area. Current  students from our Master´s Program in Astrophysics as well as potential students fromm other Masters programs will have the opportunity of being formed by an outstanding academic group, characterised by high scientific productivity levels and strategic alliances with national and international institutions that enable student mobility during the formative process.

Aims of the Postgraduate Program

The PhD. Program aims to form the human resources necessary for doing scientific investigation in astronomy. The PhD. Program is intended for those students highly motivated to working in the area of astrophysics. They will be well prepared to do astronomical research of the highest level, as well as work in teaching or outreach in the astronomical area. The PhD. in Astrophysics will have an advanced formation in  physics applied to astronomical phenomena, critical capacity and an independence of criteria, and of course focused on providing the student with a profound experience in research of the highest level, inserting therein the best of the scientific investigation area, the best students graduated from our licenciatura and/or our Master´s program in Astrophysics. Its aim is to offer physics and/or astronomy students from Chile  and abroad the opportunity of forming a solid scientific creation environment, as well as to form research groups with Phd. students, postdocs and professors and generate more international collaborations with universities in Europe and USA.

Student Profile

To enter the program the student must have a Bachelor in Astrophysics or Physics, degree or an academic degree or professional title that can be considered equivalent in level, content and duration and that can account for a satisfactory previous formation for the aims and requirements of the program. The applicants must demonstrate an adequate knowledge and use of the english language.

Academic Team

The Instituto de Física y Astronomía of the University of Valparaíso has an extense academic team with  PhD. degrees in Astronomy, Astrophysics or Physics who undertake leading edge investigation in their respective areas within the Centro de Astrofísica de Valparaíso (first research center in astrophyics in the V Region). They are in charge of the courses given in the PhD. Program in Astrophysics.

Professional Profile

On finishing the curricular requirements, the student will receive a Phd. in Astrophysics degree. He/she will have acquired fundamental knowledge in Contemporary Physics and Advanced Astronomy. The graduate will be ready to involve up to date advances in his/her professional scientific work, in interaction with other investigators and in future make ample scientific use of existing infrastructure for astronomy in Chile. This includes observational astrophysicists that generate and execute scientific projects that make direct use of telescopes as well as theoretical astrophysicists whose work is the physical-mathematical modelling of the observed phenomena.

Workfield

The Program delivers the necessary competences so that the student  can join  the national and international workfield succesfully. The occupational field within Chile and abroad covers Universities and Higher Education Institutions, Astronomical and Radio Observatories, Institutes and Research Centers, Software Development and Scientific Instrumentation Companies, Private and State Companies, Consultory and/or Assesors, Scientific and Astronomical Tourism

LINKS OF INTEREST

PhD Program Regulations: download .pdf file

Dates of Interest: inscription and tuition fees, vacancies, etc.